Bermuda The volcano that built Bermuda is unlike any other on EarthNational Geographic - Robin George AndrewsRock samples from the island suggest it’s a strange hybrid that represents a whole new way for the planet to make volcanoes. No two volcanoes are the same, but they all form in the same handful of ways.
Play buttonTechnology Flying Cars Are Realer, Cheaper, Greener Than You ThinkThe Atlantic - Robinson MeyerIt has a sleek black pill of a body, with two rigid, white arms sprouting from its sides. It looks, in other words, like an iPad had a baby with a crop duster, or like a Volkswagen Bug from a future designed
Weird Honey’s behavior in zero gravity is super weird and coolUSA TODAY Science has never looked so oddly yummy. Watch Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques demonstrate how strange honey is in space.
Trains The unreal science of Japan's 400kph bullet trains explainedWired UK - Amit Katwala In the 1990s, engineer Eiji Nakatsu drew inspiration for a redesign of Japan’s high-speed bullet train from the slender profile of a kingfisher’s …
Atoms Researchers shed new light on atomic 'wave function'phys.org - Science X staff Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details that describe an isolated quantum system, such as a gas of atoms, through …
Volcanoes From Earth's deep mantle, scientists find a new way volcanoes formphys.org - Blaine Friedlander Far below Bermuda's pink sand beaches and turquoise tides, geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within …
Play buttonScience World’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA createdThe Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorScientists have created the world’s first living organism that has a fully synthetic and radically altered DNA code. The lab-made microbe, a strain of bacteria that is normally found in soil and the human
Play buttonScience Why a Golf Ball Compresses Like a Spring—Until It ShattersWIRED - Rhett Allain I was watching this awesome video about hitting golf balls until they fail. It's a team-up video with YouTubers Destin Sandlin (Smarter Every Day) …
Theory of Relativity If There Were a Time Warp, How Would Physicists Find It?space.com - Mara Johnson-Groh It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but scientists have already detected a time warp. But what does this mean? Basically, a time warp is …
Apollo Missions The moon may be tectonically active, and geologists are shakenNational Geographic - Adam MannA new look at Apollo-era seismic data revealed that the moon's insides might be warmer than scientists thought possible. When building a remote outpost, it’s usually a good idea to stay away from active
Play buttonRobotics Hummingbird Robots 1, Drones 0Popular Mechanics - By David GrossmanEngineers just built a bird bot that can fly better than unmanned aerial vehicles. Engineers at Purdue have built a flying robot to mimic one of the most expert flyers in the natural world: the hummingbird.
The Brain Suicidal thoughts may be detectable by brain scan, scientists findThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonSuicidal thoughts may be detectable in the brain, scientists believe, after finding a chemical soars when a person is considering ending their own life. Brain scans of dozens of people at risk of suicide
Science A once-extinct bird returned from the dead in a rare evolution processMashable - Johnny LieuAround 136,000 years ago, a flightless bird became extinct. The bird resided on the Indian Ocean atoll of Aldabra, which had its flora and fauna wiped out when the island was completely flooded by the
Play buttonScience Scientists Identify Déjà Rêvé, the Creepier Cousin to Déjà VuInverse - By Justin Dodd It's like a dream, but you're awake. Scientists have finally put a name to a strange phenomenon you might have experienced before. It’s called déjà …
Space Exploration NASA's Voyager and Pioneer Probes Launched Decades Ago and Are Still Out There. Here's Where They'll End Up.space.com Spacecraft that launched from Earth in the 1970s are still traveling on trajectories that led them out of our solar system and beyond. In a new …
Space Science Can We Now Predict When A Neutron Star Will Give Birth To A Black Hole?gainmode.org A neutron star is perhaps one of the most awe-inspiring and mysterious things in the Universe. Composed almost entirely of neutrons with no net …
Fish Some Fish Can See in Color at 5,000 Feet Below Sea LevelPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIn the dark, watery depths, these swimmers see in a way scientists previously thought was impossible. Nature is harsh. But over time, animals can evolve to adapt to that harshness with stunning methods.
Qubits Physicists reverse time using quantum computerphys.org Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology teamed up with colleagues from the U.S. and Switzerland and returned the state of a …
Science Whoa, Look at This Bird-Bat DinosaurPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanBirds evolved from dinosaurs, and in the midst of that evolution, there were a flurry of links between the two. Now scientists have found another: a curious dinosaur that featured the type of wings associated
Science Bizarre form of hot ice seen on EarthNational Geographic - Adam MannThought to lurk deep within Neptune and Uranus, the extreme material is actually half as hot as the surface of the sun. From the seas of Antarctica to the depths of your freezer, most ice on Earth is tame
Insects Never underestimate a wasp -- new study shows they're smarter than we thoughtCNN - By Jack Guy, CNN(CNN) — Summer is approaching in the northern hemisphere, heralding the return of that great scourge of al fresco diners everywhere: the wasp. Now, a new study out of the University of Michigan reveals
Technology A tectonic plate may have peeled apart—and that could shrink the Atlantic OceanNational Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasSomething strange is happening off the coast of Portugal, and scientists have now proposed a groundbreaking explanation. For years, João Duarte has puzzled over a seemingly boring underwater expanse off
Native Americans Montana Native American’s DNA Reveals Oldest Lineage Found on The Continent, Testing Company SaysThe Daily Beast A Montana man's DNA has been traced back 55 generations with 99 percent accuracy, according to the ancestry company that tested his DNA. Darrell …
Science The best science jokes to make you laugh, groan, and GooglePopular Science - By PopSci StaffWhy did the bored internet user click on the link? You're about to find out. Crafting a perfect joke takes skill, timing, nuance, and a sophisticated understanding of your audience. The following list
Science New Tiny T-Rex Cousin DiscoveredPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanHis entire body was roughly the size of his full-grown family member's head. A previously unknown, very tiny dinosaur has been discovered. The tyrannosauroid, named Suskityrannus hazelae, stood roughly
Amphibians More Than 1,000 Amphibians We Barely Know Could Soon Vanish, Scientists SayGizmodo - Yessenia Funes We live in a time of never-ending bad news when it comes to our natural world. The latest involves amphibians like frogs, toads, and salamanders. A …
Electricity Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universephys.org - Science X staff The obvious drawback of solar panels is that they require sunlight to generate electricity. Some have observed that for a device on Earth facing …
Play buttonScience What Scallops’ Many Eyes Can Teach Us About the Evolution of Visionsmithsonianmag.com - Viviane Callier The word "scallop" usually evokes a juicy, round adductor muscle—a seafood delicacy. So it isn't widely known that scallops have up to 200 tiny eyes …
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